hapter 156
Quinn sat up slowly, wiping ood from his mouth. “I was angry at her. I felt like I’d wasted my time with her. Rebecca got pregnant the first time we touched, and Freya and I tried for six years with nothing.”
I wanted to hit him again, but he was already a mess, and clearly hating himself.
“Did you ever get medical help?” I asked, my voice tight with controlled anger. “To figure out what the problem was?”
The look on his face told me everything. “You stupid fucking idiot,” I muttered.
Quinn took another drink. “Eddy got sick. He needed a blood transfusion. Calla volunteered to help, but she wasn’t a match.” He stared into his glass. “As the father, I should have been a match too, but Calla refused to let them test me.”
“The doctor tested my blood anyway and found I wasn’t a match. They ran more tests and confirmed the kids weren’t
mine.”
I sat down, Calla admitted it?”
Quinn nodded, his expression bleak. “She said she’d been with someone before me. She got pregnant on purpose to get me, because she knew I wanted children.”
She planned everything.” His voice broke. “She planned for Freya to leave
I studied his face. “What do you want, Quinn?
my life.”
He refilled his glass from my liquor cabinet. “I want you to help me. You have a good relationship with the Alpha King now. Help me trade Calla for Freya.”
I stared at him, certain it was the alcohol talking. There was no way he could be serious.
“You want to trade your fated mate for Freya?” I asked.
“Yes.” His voice was firm despite the slurring.
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I decided to prod a bit before telling him the truth. “What about Freya being ‘barren‘? Isn’t that why you let her go in the first place?”
Shame crossed his face. “The doctor said my sperm count was low. The only way to get her pregnant would have been with medical help.”
I felt sick to my stomach. When Quinn had demanded Freya be locked up before, he might have already known about his low sperm count. The bastard had been punishing her for his own inadequacy, shifting the blame onto her.
“I doubt Freya would want to come back to you,” I said. “From what I understand, the Alpha King treats them well.”
Quinn’s face twisted. “Is he fucking her? Is that it? Those Clifflands bastards, always taking othe n’s wives and fucking them senseless.”
“The Alpha King is with Juno,” I clarified, “Freya might be with another Alpha. You’ll probably see at the Games.”
His eyes desperate. “If she’s free, I can beg her to come back at the Games. Will you help me, Matthew? As the leader of
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Forestvale, will you back me if the Alpha King refuses?”
I shook my head. “I’m not risking war over this, Quinn. You can ask for the exchange nicely, but I think you should stay with your fated mate and forget about Freya.”
But-
“Look,” I cut him off, “I didn’t do half the shit to Juno that you did to Freya, and she still wanted nothing more than to get the hell away from me. You broke her, man, She’s not going to want to come back.”
His face crumpled. “I miss her.”
“She doesn’t wear your mark anymore,” I reminded him. “Let her go. Lick your wounds and deal with the mess you’ve
made.”
I stood up, suddenly exhausted. What a selfish bastard he was.You can sleep in the guest room. I’m going back to bed.”
Quinn didn’t move, just sat there clutching his glass.
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Yes he did all those terrible things plus he beat her. And now he wants her back? Ha, she wouldn’t give him air if he was in a jug.
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